Best Buy will be restocking Nintendo’s highly-coveted NES Classic on Dec. 20, a Nintendo rep confirmed to Forbes on Monday. The mini replica is sold out in most online and brick-and-mortar retailers, but the consumer electronics chain will receive new shipments of the consoles next Tuesday.

"The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition system is a hot item, and we are working hard to keep up with consumer demand," Nintendo told us in a statement. "There will be a steady flow of additional systems through the holiday shopping season and into the new year. Please contact your local retailers to check product availability."

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Last week, a photo was posted on Twitter that showed a screenshot of an alleged email from Best Buy. The email promised the NES Classic would be restocked on Dec. 20.

“So i just received this via email, guess someone jump the gun and sent it out early. More NES coming up,” user @oscarinmv tweeted on Dec. 7. The restock was confirmed this week, but can only be found in Best Buy stores and not online.

Nintendo sells the mini-console for $59.99 -- a fair price for a limited library of games that are more than 30 years-old -- but the demand has caused the price to skyrocket, with some eager buyers willing to pay more than three times what the NES Classic is worth. FYI, the price of a new game for an eighth-generation console like the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 is typically around $60.

The NES Classic reached North America and Europe on Nov. 11. It includes 30 built-in games from the 1983 NES console. Nintendo released a limited number of the devices, leaving some questioning if the short supply was done on purpose to increase demand and sales.